Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1 GB DDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card 100282SR

by Sapphire Technology

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 3 x 11.5 inches ; 2.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002R5AB8W
• Item model number: 100282SR
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,367 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 23, 2009

Product Description

Prepare to experience a riveting high-definition gaming experience with ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series graphics processors. Expand your visual real estate across up to three displays and get lost in the action with revolutionary ATI Eyefinity Technology. Using ATI Stream technology, accelerate even the most demanding applications and do more than ever with your PC. The first to deliver full support for Microsoft DirectX® 11, these GPUs enable rich, realistic visuals and explosive HD gaming performance so you can dominate the competition.

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best Bang for the Buck with a few early release bugs, November 8, 2009

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Jeffrey C. Fan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1 GB DDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card 100282SR (Personal Computers)

Pros:
-The 5800 series are the fastest single GPU gaming cards in the world. Not to be compared to the X2 cards or the GTX295, which are dual GPU on a single card.
-DirectX 11 support. Ready for the next generation of games.
-5850 has a much higher price/performance ratio than the 5870.
-Cheaper yet slightly faster than it's competitor, the GTX 285
-Loaded with features. Eyefinity multi-monitor gaming, video conversion, Power Play energy saver
-Extremely efficient power usage will save you a decent amount of money per year.
-Actually, the low power consumtion is unprecedented. Also very cool while in 2d mode.
-Decent power usage and temperature during load.
-Released way earlier than nVidia's next gen. Fermi's release date is unknown, but we do know it will be expensive.

Cons:
-First card in next gen line.
-Driver support has issues. Namely, Power Play bugs out in Win7 64 bit, creating errors such as buggy mouse pointer, constant driver crashes, and unresponsive computer during video playback. There is a workaround for this (use a program to up the power).
-Memory modules are identical in 5850 and 5870. Why factory clock it slower? And the ati control panel does not let you speed it up to the 5870 memory speed level.
-ATI overdrive (overclocking) lets you barely overclock. Why not give customers more flexibility?
-Due to high demand (and low yields in the manufacturing process), the price of this card has gone up since release.

Bottom Line:
-Best price/performance ratio card out there.
-A much better choice (in my opinion) than a GTX 285. Faster, cheaper, supports future Direct X.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, November 16, 2009

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falnano - See all my reviews

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Best video card out there right now. Reason I think it's better than the 5870 because its pretty much the same card, but wayyyy cheaper. Who needs CrossFire when one of these bad boys runs Crysis maxed out @ 1600x900 AAx2 and still get about 40-60 fps.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great performance, November 3, 2009

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G. Tawiah - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1 GB DDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card 100282SR (Personal Computers)

The Sapphire 5850 gave me a huge boost in framerates in most games like Crysis, Left 4 Dead, ARMA 2. I upgraded from a 4850, and saw the average frame rates more than double in Crysis. I haven't had any stability issues, but ATi drivers should improve over time for those who do. Power consumption is low compared to cards from competitors in the same price range. It matches up well with my i7 920.